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Power Plants in United States of America
United States of America has 9,833 power plants on the map, adding up to about 1,205 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is solar. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS9,833
TOTAL CAPACITY1,205 GW
MOST COMMON FUELSolar
By fuel
How United States of America’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Solar3,283 · 33% · 38 GW
Gas1,818 · 18% · 547 GW
Hydro1,449 · 15% · 102 GW
Wind1,139 · 12% · 105 GW
Oil876 · 9% · 37 GW
Waste541 · 6% · 10 GW
Coal286 · 3% · 249 GW
Biomass153 · 2% · 5 GW
Storage104 · 1% · 820 MW
Geothermal65 · 1% · 4 GW
Nuclear58 · 1% · 104 GW
Cogeneration34 · 0% · 1 GW
Other16 · 0% · 574 MW
Petcoke11 · 0% · 2 GW
Largest power plants in United States of America
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
6,809 MWGrand CouleeHydro1967
4,263 MWWest County Energy CenterGas2010
4,210 MWPalo VerdeNuclear1987
4,008 MWW A ParishCoal1975
3,564 MWSchererCoal1986
3,499 MWBowenCoal1973
3,494 MWBrowns FerryNuclear1975
3,449 MWCrystal RiverGas2003
3,340 MWGibsonCoal1978
3,293 MWMonroe (MI)Coal1973
2,951 MWManateeOil1989
2,933 MWJohn E AmosCoal1972